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Bambusa bambos

Botanic Family

Poaceae

Author

(Linnaeus) Voss

Common Names

• Kauayan-tinik (Philippines)
• Spiny Bamboo

Geographical Habitats

• Bangladesh
• Borneo
• Cambodia
• China
• India
• Laos
• Myanmar
• Sri Lanka
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Woody shrubby or scrambling perennial rhizomatous bamboo to 30m. Leaves to 200mm x 20mm. Large panicles with bracts, spikelets to 30mm long. Fertile lemma to 9mm long, 3 lodicules.

Medicinal uses

Further References

• Kew
• Philippine Medicinal Plants
• The Plant List 2
• GrassBase